Now this is just stupid!

**Treeskier** · 03-19-2012, 01:46 PM

I'm sorry but mother nature is just out of hand! 80+ degrees today in part of MA. Mad River closed. Lots of bare spots on FIS. But you watch some time soon after this really stupid warm spell we will get a big storm that will add insult to injury and bring down lots of early blooming and leafing plants and trees. Plus Alpine Meadows reports 88" new from the latest storm. Next thing you know it will be raining cats and dogs! Ho Mi!

**gostan** · 03-19-2012, 05:43 PM

Tree, but i did enjoy removing our skis and walking carefully into Bravo and Exterminator yesterday to ski in the 80 degree bumps! Lots of snow, once we got in there. Only issue was that it was a month too early.

And I just received a text from SB about pond skimming now being scheduled for this Saturday March 24th. If I recall, this was originally going to be a March 31st event.

Happy 2011-2012 ski season!

**boze** · 03-19-2012, 06:59 PM

Guess I should pull the trigger and buy some new golf clubs...w/ my luck that should have a chilling effect on the weather. Love Spring skiing but usually I love it best when it's actually Spring...

**boze** · 03-19-2012, 07:05 PM

While we await the return of Winter here in the NE, consider joining a few of us on this deal (I've been trying to convince Howie to pull the trigger but that's nearly impossible):
http://www.ski.com/specials/special_deal.aspx?id=13783

4 nights @ a sweet Rock Resort property @ base of Jackson Hole tram plus 3 day lift tix for $484pp, dbl occupancy. 5 of us flying out next Thurs late afternoon

Hotel: http://snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com/

JH ski porn: This COULD be YOU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE5_QVzNhEQ

**HowieT2** · 03-20-2012, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by boze

While we await the return of Winter here in the NE, consider joining a few of us on this deal (I've been trying to convince Howie to pull the trigger but that's nearly impossible):
http://www.ski.com/specials/special_deal.aspx?id=13783

4 nights @ a sweet Rock Resort property @ base of Jackson Hole tram plus 3 day lift tix for $484pp, dbl occupancy. 5 of us flying out next Thurs late afternoon

Hotel: http://snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com/

JH ski porn: This COULD be YOU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE5_QVzNhEQ

love that video. hoping im on that flight with you.

**itsallaboutpow** · 03-20-2012, 08:12 AM

There is nothing I like more then skiing POW .. but when your handed lemons .. make lemonade

Time to move on ...

**Treeskier** · 03-20-2012, 06:55 PM

North Lynx closes today and tomorrow will be the last day for Gatehouse. We may still run Village on the weekends but that has yet to be determined. Sounds like we are still pushing to get Mt. Ellen through 4/1 with downloading if necessary. Exterminator also closed!

**teleo** · 03-22-2012, 11:40 AM

Get's even stupider. NWS has issues a FIRE weather watch.

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... FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR NORTHERN CENTRAL VERMONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA... ALL OF VERMONT FROM RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER.

* WINDS... NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING... WINDS WILL PICK UP BECOMING GUSTY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE GUSTY UNTIL SUNSET FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES... WILL RISE INTO THE 60S.

* LIGHTNING... IS NOT EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS... WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER AND DRY FUELS... ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT ARE STARTED COULD SPREAD AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

**Plowboy** · 03-22-2012, 12:27 PM

Mt. Ellen is closed.

**notorious** · 03-22-2012, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Plowboy

Mt. Ellen is closed.

...for today, so as to (hopefully) reopen for weekend.

**beelze** · 03-22-2012, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by teleo

Get's even stupider. NWS has issues a FIRE weather watch.

Better tell the Ski Patrol no bbq's tomorrow. Just what we need, for them to set fire to the mountain and melt what little snow is left!

**Treeskier** · 03-22-2012, 07:59 PM

Skied today. Bumps on Ripcord, upper Organgrinder, Steins where great! But getting around is getting dice-y. Walking required at one point. Definitely enough snow for a fun weekend. Probably enough to ski at least Steins the following weekend. But this should be a May 1 report. Not March 22. Best get up here ASAP. Roomer is their pushing things around at North to re-open it for tomorrow or Saturday. But FIS and Black Diamond are shot.

**Hawk** · 03-22-2012, 08:18 PM

I'm thinking there is a snowboarder with a beer out there somewhere for me.

**Treeskier** · 03-25-2012, 08:50 PM

Jay, Sunday River, Loon & Sugarloaf all plan to blow snow. Plus just announce Wild Cat also. What ever happened to us being King of Spring

....Seems like we did not blow the same amount of snow as lean years past. (last year does not count as it was a very snowy year and did not require much snow making)